{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://francisrooney.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=292", "Congressman Francis Rooney to Speak about the Role of Religion in Society", "2017-12-13", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Francis Rooney", "R000607", "francisrooney.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Naples, FL-\u00a0Congressman Francis Rooney will be delivering remarks regarding the role of religion in society on Thursday, December 14th, 2017 at 7 PM at St. Katherine\u2019s Greek Orthodox Church in Naples.\u00a0\r\n\u201cI would like to thank Father\u00a0Philemon Patitsas, Dr. Harry Dimopoulos, and the\u00a0Christian Rights and Freedom Institute\u00a0for inviting me to speak Thursday evening about the role of the Christian faith in our lives and society,\u201d Congressman Rooney stated.\r\n\u201cReligion, rather than just being a ritual in a church, is a fundamental part of our essential humanity, and therefore is a driving force in American society. This has been a constant since the founding era, but is under threat from secularism today. It is up to us to preserve the morality and stability brought to society by our Christian values.\u201d\r\nCongressman Rooney has written extensively on religion, including an op-ed series published in May regarding\u00a0the role of religious freedom in society\u00a0and\u00a0how religious freedom can combat Islamic extremism. He previously served as United States Ambassador to the Holy See under President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2008.\r\nThe speech will occur on Thursday, December 14th at 7:00 PM. St. Katherine\u2019s Greek Orthodox Church is located at 7100 Airport Pulling Rd N., Naples, FL 34109. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Chris Berardi at\u00a0chris.berardi@mail.house.gov.\r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://francisrooney.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=292"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4879079535603523, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}